The Newtown bee., 1887-12-02
Our New York Letter.

the right to proclaim Tn the press ana on the public platform the hideous doctrine of murder as the only proper and effect ual means of remedying tile evils under which we suffer? Does it include the priv ilege of spurring on to frenzy minds al- ready infiamed by wrongs, imaginary as well as real? And, above all. does it so far free the individual from every re- straint that he may openly advocate and describe instruments intended only for the destruction of life and property? To all these interrogatories every honest and thinking man must give the same reply :: No! a thousand times, no!' To admit the justice of such frantic demands would be to substitute license for liberty. The foul-mouthed agitators. the scum of for eign civilization cast upon our shores by the boiling over of the social caldron, took advantage of the we'll known good-nature of the Americans and spread their fiendish doctrines broadcast. Too lazy to work and hating with an unutterable bitterness all who were more industrious than them- selves and therefore more prosperous,  every one who dared to be provident. En- couraged by the indifference with which their vaporings were regarded at first. they grew bolder and advanced from an indiscriminate attack on wealth in gener al to special and venomous arraignment of certain classes. Finding that they We're still unchecked the disciples of this new
 and humane philosophy took another step and advised the forcible removal of these obnoxious beings. So bold had they
 become, indeed, owing to their long impu-
 nity, that they even went so far as to sug- gest bombs and internal machines as suit
 able agents in accomplishing this benevo-
 lent object. This caused much adverse
 comment; but the people at large, regard l ing these loud declaimers as harmless
 though evil minded creatures, allowed 1 them to go their way untrammeled. "Let
 them talk all they please" said the voice
 of the public; "they can do no harm to
 us." Then came terrible awakening. 1 The seed planted in the fertile soil of sloth-
 fulness and crime sprang up quickly. The
 stem waxed large and strong. The bud
 gave place to the blossom, the blossom to
 the fruit. The misshapen product of An
 archy was ready for the harvest. At last ! it fell and the massacre at Chicago was
 the result. The liberty guaranteed by the constitution. which forms our chief
 defense against the encroachments of ar- bitrary power, is freedom of discussion. We can criticize every act of the govern
 ment without fear or hesitation and, when
 necessary, can express our disapproval at the polls. The actions of private individ-
 uals, the greed of monopolies and the mon :. ; strous cruelty of corporations are open to : the same inspection and, when condemned
 by the popular verdict, are punished by the recognized machinery of the law. To l adopt any other method of curing the ul- ? cers in the body polite would be subvers- 2 ion of all authority and confusion would reign supreme. Freedom of speech, then, l press our opinions in an emphatic but or = derly manner. We can censure the con- 3 duct of a person or nation; but We must neither threaten to commit a crime our ] selves, nor incite others to do so.
 There is little anecdote, relating to
 curious custom prevalent in ancient Rome at the time of it's greatest splendor which might easily be applied, with only a slight change, to New York at the pres. ent day. stranger, who had travelled
 from distant land where the manners ol the people were less ostentatious. was one H Str | Tn search of the novel and interesting . Entering one of the principal thorough
 fares, which WAS filled with well-dressed
 loiterers. he observed that many of the
 women We're carrying monkeys in theiI arms. Turning in astonishment to his companion, native of the city, he ex, elaimed: "Are there no children in Rome that the women are forced to carry such creatures as that?"
 "Not SO, answered his guide. "The !, children of Rome are both numerous and
 we'll mannefed; but no fashionable moth
 CT ever takes them with her. They go witf
 the slaves, the monkey is her com panion !, We can see the same spectacle on Fifth Avenue any pleasant afternoon, substitut.
 ing for the monkeys sore-eyed, long hair ed, fretful CUTS. snapping and sDarling a, every passer by. So it is that history is esations have wondered as we do. at the silly freaks of fashion.
 The fair owners of these useful animals
 have long felt the necessity of some com :, , mon ground on which they might mee and discuss the talents and good qualitie. 2 of their pets. To satisfy this want, g Toy-Dog club has been organized and a room secured. Here. free from the closer
 vation ot the unfeeling world, which i. :, :, sadly given to ridiculp, they compare notes as to the correct shade in blankets and the latest style of combing the hair. Since the establishment of this much needed so ciety, marked improvement has beer : noticed in the appearance of these four 3 footed dudes. They no longer go arounG in ulsters of aDtiquated cut and their Ions silky locks are parted, as the latest canoI of fashionable circles has dictated, in ths middle. Like their dainty mistresses, then 2 costumes always harmonize with thei . complexions and even the smallest article. found on their toilet tables are ornament : ed with ribbons of the proper tint. It ha. 5 been asserted by certain evil disposed per sons that the elite of the canine world hay, ;. 7 choice assortment of collars which they ' wear at different hours of the day, afteI the manner of their human namesakes who have special trousers for morning
 
 ! noon and night. Tam inclined to consid
 CT this. however, islander on the does.